“We plant seeds in the ground and dreams in the sky….. Look up, stay awhile. Let your breathing slow. Know that you always have a home here.” Alberto Ríos
Times of ever-changing uncertainty in our world invite us to find places we can call home for ourselves…places of sanctuary where we can connect with what roots us, gives us stability and supports us to reach out and grow. For many of us, being disconnected from the natural world through our busy lives, leaves us floundering as we lose our sense of place and grounding, our sense of home and belonging on this earth. In the same way, we can live disconnected from the inner nature of our souls, where we lose touch with what deeply nurtures us.
We invite you to take time out…to come home to that space between Earth and Sky where we will explore our connections with the land, the earth and the trees, as metaphors on the journey towards finding our Hidden Wholeness.
During this Courage & Renewal Retreat, the Circle of Trust® approach, pioneered by Dr. Parker J. Palmer and developed through the Center for Courage & Renewal, will be used. The Circle of Trust® offers a safe, confidential, and sacred space where we can rediscover the soul in its native landscape and begin to recover our natural wholeness.
This Courage and Renewal Retreat invites us into time and space where we can:
● engage at a deep level with our true selves and the questions that might be alive in our lives
● renew our hearts, minds and spirits by exploring our inner and outer landscapes
● embrace our gifts and limitations, our light and shadow, our brokenness and wholeness
● experience the principles and practices of the Circle of Trust approach
● connect with the support of the group, listen to others and be listened to and witnessed
● arrive where we need to be and not in any set place.
We will be together as individuals and as a community in a way that honours both our solitude and togetherness. Everything is invitational in large and small group conversations, with time for journaling, reflection, listening, sharing and silence. The landscape and nature around us will be a resource for our work. We will draw on poems, stories, music and wisdom traditions to inspire our journey towards wholeness. You will have the opportunity to experience a Clearness Committee – a group discernment process that supports the individual to access their own inner teacher and wisdom.
Who is this for?
This retreat welcomes anyone who would like time to reflect on their inner life and role in the world. If you are curious about or seeking to engage with ’true self’ and “hidden wholeness”, in support of living a more fully authentic life, then this retreat may be for you.
The Center for Courage & Renewal and its facilitators do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status.